The festival aims to promote and support local rock musicians, as well as bring in other bands from out of town.
"Thus ultimately building the rock music scene in the region and throughout New Zealand," says organiser Kingsley Smith.
Bands playing are Primacy, Midnight Switch, 8 Steps to Madness, The Carradines, Liberated Squid and Metaract. The Carradines have a dirty rocky Motorhead style and Liberated Squid are a punk rock band.
Midnight Swith are a good time hard rock band akin to AC/DC, and so is 8 Steps to Madness.